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Well, I was right about one thing. Who ever takes two out of the three swing states of Pennsylvannia, Ohio and Florida wins that election. None of the pinkish mid-west and west states broke to Kerry, but Wisconsin went back to blue, also unexpected. Ohio is still the big surprise for me. With a vastly organized get out the vote movement going on and a strongly engaged democrat engine, it still failed to turn in the required numbers.
According to reports, there's still anywhere from 175,000 to 250,000 provisional and absentee votes to be counted there, in highly Democrat areas. Theoretically, if 80% of those votes are Kerry votes, Ohio could still break blue, but that's about as likely as an honest Florida vote count.
The senate is where I'm amazed. Daschle is out, Castor, Knowles and Bowles have lost... the Republicans added about three seats to their majority in the senate, and up until last night, it still seemed the momentum was breaking Democrat. Either a last minute red groundswell or an unheard of 2:1 break in undecideds for the GOP.
Four Supreme Court members, a rubbersamp House, and likely Condi Rice as the new SecState. God help you America, because you've just slammed the doors on the rest of the world.
Edit: So, in 2008, do you see Clinton in the primaries or waiting until 2012? Clinton/Obama maybe? The Southern states are gone anyway, and it might play in middle America. Something to think on.
According to reports, there's still anywhere from 175,000 to 250,000 provisional and absentee votes to be counted there, in highly Democrat areas. Theoretically, if 80% of those votes are Kerry votes, Ohio could still break blue, but that's about as likely as an honest Florida vote count.
The senate is where I'm amazed. Daschle is out, Castor, Knowles and Bowles have lost... the Republicans added about three seats to their majority in the senate, and up until last night, it still seemed the momentum was breaking Democrat. Either a last minute red groundswell or an unheard of 2:1 break in undecideds for the GOP.
Four Supreme Court members, a rubbersamp House, and likely Condi Rice as the new SecState. God help you America, because you've just slammed the doors on the rest of the world.
Edit: So, in 2008, do you see Clinton in the primaries or waiting until 2012? Clinton/Obama maybe? The Southern states are gone anyway, and it might play in middle America. Something to think on.
